55 ,.. ...... f • .,.- -- . .,.-..... / c:o ' · 57 ATTILA SATURDAY, 3 JULY 1971. OF POT & PORN •••••• "The time has come," the Walrus said, ( ' "to speak of pot & porn " 11 of England's Parliament of Fools 11 & ho\v its Clowns are born "Are they created like sweet Heath "beneath the humble cabbage leaf "without a mind, without a sex "with sense at sea on slippery decks? J) "why do they writhe, why do they squirm V "when driven to consider sperm '-__ 1\a.gd do they fancy Brit ish laws · "will banish pot to wild applause? "The tim~as come", the Walrus winked "for us fto vote our Fools extinct." bb (with acknowl~dgments to- Lewis CarrQll & Ogden Nash). Lambeth, which was previously famous only as the home of the \}ambeth Walk, today (Thursday) made history as the home of England'&silliest porn case t o date. Richard Handysides, the publiiher of the Little Red Schoolbook, was convicted of publishing an "obscene" book for gain and fined 25 pounds on each count with either 100 or 110 pounds costs awarded against him. (Depending on which paper you read it in.) As far as is known the L~ttle Rea Schoolbook contained only about 8 pages which, in any way" referred to sex. The ·re­ maining 200 pages were concerned with otner ways in which teenagers might be encouraged to think for themselves. , Although the prosecution was cunningly disguised as being against "obscene!' books it was clearly political. After all, if everybody in this democracy was to s·tart thinking for himself, we'd have Anarchy. Echoes of Henry Ford, ...--...___ another great democrat ••••• "You can have any color car that you want •••• as long as it's black." In this case," that egua{s ••• "You can thitlk, or read, or say whatever you want : •• • • as long as I (who the hell is this "I"?) approve. That's what demo<?racy is." Sounds just like the definition of dem9cracy recently adopted in Czechoslovakia. And in Germ8ny in the thirties ••••• "I'm sorry to have to tell you. this, Chicken Little;but l the sky is falling. Again." 7 1 58 2. THE WIZARD OF WAS ••• In the OZ case this week the usual things happened. Inspector General Knickers of the Flies Squ~d at t,he~ Yard foamed for ·a fulsome fifteen hours nonstop as he attempted, fruitlessly, to find words to express his disgust at the, Schoolkids issue. Not in all his fifty-seven years accepting bribes from the vice de ~ of Soho had he seen anything to equal it. E~ . Even in Whitehall , normally silent except for the sleeping majority of its official population, things were humming. Sheffield crafts­ men, specially flown in, were racing to have the guillotine~ ready .for Neville & his party. The weatherman has promised clear skies for Britain & the event promises to riv.al Ascot in its brilliance. ODDS Ladbrokes are quoting no odds on the Oz case at all. You have to, after all, have a chance before you can place a bet. §~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~§~~~~ MARY'S BOOK..... ~ Financial contributions are earnestly solicited toward the pub­ lication of Mary's Book. · A sort of follm'l-up to the poetry of Mrs. Mary Wislon. Send to UNICORN vrho will forward them on to needy recipient. 120 pounds needed in all. QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!! 0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0,. FESTIVALS.... This was writ'ten by a body in Brighton, but the spirit is still at Glastonbury. For 5t days the outside world seemed as if it belonged to a diff­ erent century. People actually lived in peace and harmony. Al­ right, there wer~ still a number of Rip-Off artists; but they did not really mar what must rate as the Festival of Festivals. For a non-organization thing it was a real success. The toilets, though crude, were effective. The pyramidal stage an a9solute brainwave. And~ast, but not least, the amazing Sid Rawle & his free DiggErs' Kitchen. The music, which was for once only a secondary thing, was truly beautiful. (No itemized list because ~t is not needed.) v People, may you all gain at least a little of the Glastonbury spirit and find that peace can exist. v The next stop was Reading (Oh, help!) The minute you get there you know e tly what a heavy police state we live in. Searches and total repressions took place from Friday to Sunday.· Nothing was really done for the people who mattered (not even adequate crashing space.) Free enterprise was almost non-existent. Food; which unless you ate Macro, · was available from only one concession. It was bad and overcharged. (Continued top of page 3.) ' .. 72 ------ --· ......_ ____ ._ ----·------ ______ .,.,...- --... _..... --.---·- 59 (Festivals, cont.) Music, which here was the prime mover, was teriible apart from three or four bands. The kids here must wake up and realise that they must get up and do things for themselves unless they are content to be used as mindless machines. Get it together. ,. I kn0\'1 the two reports seem like a contradiction in attitude, but I _____ / lived through both. We all know that you c-an adapt to any situation, but please let peace rule your decisions and find a non-violent way to life. · %:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:% PUBLIC HOUSE •••• Richard's Public House will open in about 3 \-leeks. - Among other good things he brought back from the s·tates is \-!hole Earth Catalog supplement.. %=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%-:::PJ,=%=%=%=%=%-:::PJ,-:::PJ,=%=%-:::PJ,=%=%-:::Pj,::!'j,-:::!'j,:%=%-:::PJ,=% IDEA I get the impression that people think that to write for a magazine, paper, etc., one should have a command of the language in question. This is a myth as ·far as I am concerned, it is one of the many hangover ideas from education past & present, \'lhich I find hard t"i)'-­ accept. Words make sounds, sounds make music, either in private or public reading; these theh-make images, which was the first intention, and the only was to achieve this is to do it. Not night or day school~ because this can only give one complexes about "should I do th"'is, can I do that, is it wrong or right," thereby makiag the person too tight. For ~ aven's sake let go of all concepts of writing, painting, music ~tc. Lay out yourselves. Praise and help others in their good times and bad, ~d write how you like on what .you like. F~r no one has ever pleased everybody ••••• ever. No one ever will, so what the 'hell, iggle, piggle, miggly, my. P.S. There is a rumour that sonie people like double images. Idea. A wooden chair with glass legs. J k.f. _ 1 • &=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=&=& ASK ALICE ACIQ e;·••••• In response to great .popular demand (mine) a new column will begin in the next issue of Attila. To be called ASK ALICE ACID. Neil's done a real fine l9go for the thing ••• a spitting likeness . of the old dear if I do say so, meself. If you got nny questions, on anytning at all, just drop her a line care of ATTILA, she'll be ·r pal glad to help out. (She's a right_ nosy old bitch. ed.) 1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1-1.1-1.1-1.1.1.1.~1.1-1.1.1.1.• • 73 PUBLICATIONS FROM SHOOTHIE •••••• ' I " tiU 4. THE BAIL SURVEY As you probably rend in the l a st two i~sues of Attila, the N.C.C. ~ has been conducting a bail survey nt the Brighton Magistrates Court this week. In view of the fact that it's only just finished, it's a· bit too soon to make commen~s on the actual bail scenes, but there are a ·few things I noticed about the court itself. Firstly, I have alot less \'lorries · about ever having to appear as a defendant . If you spend any length of time in the courts, you begin to realise that the mngistra~es are not really worthy of the titles "Your Horships" - they are just people. If it is neccesary to ha,ve courts at all, then they should not be arranged in such n way as t o overawe anyone brought before them . When the majority of people see the members of the bench, they correctly identify them as "them", and accept the proceedings as inevitable . If no-2ne mentions bail, then you dare not a sk, for fear of bringing the wrath of "the nobs" down on your head. The same goe~ for legal aid. How many people plead guilty because they give up the idea of a fai+ trial, we shall never know. I 1m not saying they'll get a · fair trial, but court officials rarely help the defendant to get his rights - do they really think that the majority of people are quite happy to be remanded in custody, and be unrepresented in serious cases? ,, Also, two examples of. " justice" that I witnessed.· A man was asking that he s hould not be deprived of his driving licence, .although he pleaded guilty to speeding , and this was his third speeding offence in three years.